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Saudi Arabia issues record 8,074 'premium residency' permits in 2024 to attract global talent
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Gulf News article (26 Apr 2025): 8,074 Premium Residency permits in 2024 by category (5,578 competence, 348 talent, 2,148 other; already in data), programme benefits, 2019 launch with SAR 800,000 permanent and SAR 100,000 annual products, first batch of 73 applicants from 19 nationalities (Nov 2019), five new products in early 2024 (total seven; event already in data).
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- Investor residence permits issued73 persons2019-11 · Gulf News 2025Reported by othersSaudi Arabia · Premium Residency
- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categories8,074 persons2024 · Gulf News 2025Reported by othersSaudi Arabia · Premium Residency
- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categoriesRoute: Exceptional competence5,578 persons2024 · Gulf News 2025Reported by othersSaudi Arabia · Premium Residency
- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categoriesRoute: Talent348 persons2024 · Gulf News 2025Reported by othersSaudi Arabia · Premium Residency
- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categoriesRoute: Other2,148 persons2024 · Gulf News 2025Reported by othersSaudi Arabia · Premium Residency
- Number of nationalities among applicants19 nationalities2019-11 · Gulf News 2025Reported by othersSaudi Arabia · Premium Residency
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What it covers Permits issued in 2024 by category.
Notes Attributes figures to the National Transformation Program (Vision 2030). We could not find the figure in the NTP or Vision 2030 annual reports we downloaded (NTP 2021, 2022, 2025; Vision 2030 2023, 2024).
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